Ferrari builds a better barchetta in Monza SP1

Icona series will celebrate modern interpretations of classic racers

September 18, 2018

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Ferrari surprised guests at the company’s Capital Markets Day at the factory in Maranello with two new custom one-offs: the Ferrari Monza SP1 and Ferrari Monza SP2. The roofless barchettas are inspired by the 1948 166 MM and the 750 and 860 Monza that “helped build the Ferrari legend in the 1950s by delivering numerous victories in the World Sports Car Championship.”

The SP1 is the single-seater with the tonneau cover while the SP2 gets the second seat and second roll hoop/cowl in the back. I like that one better, only because I’m obsessive-compulsive and like things symmetrical. Neither features a windshield, just a “virtual windshield” that’s incorporated into the hood. And look out! The doors open … upward. Ferruccio would be proud.

Ferrari also notes that these are limited-edition, special-series cars. They represent the first in a new segment called Icona, which will evoke the red cars of yore, using today’s technology. The company must have seen Jaguar mining its history for new cars and jumped on board.

They both get Ferrari’s 6.5-liter V12 making 798 hp at a screeching 8,500 rpm and 530 lb-ft at 7,000 rpm. They both have a dry weight of about 3,300 pounds, which makes them good for a sprint to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds and 124 mph in 7.9 seconds. That 124-mph time is about what it took you to read this paragraph, FYI.

You want one? No problem -- send Ferrari a blank check and proof that you’ve owned a few big ones. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but if you can afford one, you already know it.